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Sarasota News Leader January 17, 2014 Page 115 Siesta Seen over public safety and crime, he pointed out, a Sheriff's Office supervisor was invited and briefed as well. The residents requested four additions to the project, Harriott explained: • Addition of a mid-block crosswalk without a traffic signal on Higel Avenue, a state-maintained road. • Addition of parking on Point of Rocks Road for use by people wishing to use the beach at North Shell Road. • Construction of walls along the North Shell Road right of way. Deputy Jason Mruczek gives a report to the Siesta Key Association on Jan. 9. Photo by Rachel Hackney • Installation of curbing instead of the erecBoth personal bicycles and rental models tion of a post-and-rope barrier. have been stolen, he said. The perpetrators All those requests "are outside the scope and have been taking the locks as well. budget of the project," Harriott noted. Although no suspects had been identified On Jan. 21, he added, staff will meet again so far, he continued, many of the missing with residents on North Shell Road "to pro- vehicles have serial numbers, which will be pose an alternative design with the 11 parking helpful to detectives in returning recovered spaces. The proposal is within the original bikes to their rightful owners. anticipated cost of $25,000." Anyone interested in having a serial number Harriott wrote that a final report would be added to a bicycle or other personal items ready for the County Commission by Feb. 28. may contact the Crime Prevention office at 861-5200, he said. BEWARE OF BIKE THIEVES During the SKA's regular meeting on Jan. 9, Sarasota County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Mruczek reported that "a lot of bike thefts" have taken place "over the last month or so," mostly at condominium complexes along Midnight Pass Road. THE BUSY BEACH During his report, Deputy Mruczek also pointed out that the parking lot at Siesta Public Beach had been filling up fast during recent weekends, with some arguments erupting over spaces.